Francis kemlo



To all whom tt may concern simi giuste-t FRANCIS KEMLO, 0F Bosrron, MASSACHUSETTS.

Lemrslaantm. 94,894, dated september 14, 1869.

mnovsnmm m rrsmnooxs The Schedule referred to 1n these Letters Inatcnt an makrng part of the same.

Be it known that I, FRANGIsKEML, of Boston, in 'the county of Suolk, and the State-of Massachusetts,

have invented a-new and usefnl Improvement in Fish-I Hooks; and I do hereby declare that lthe following isv a full and exact description of thesame, reference be'v ing had to the .accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference mar-nea thereon:- f

Figures 1 and 1 represent front and` side views of my improved fish-hook, and Figures 2 and 2 representsimilar views ot a modilcation thereof. The nature of my invention consists in`constructing a fish-hook with a spring-lock' for retaining the fish after it has been hooked.

In angling with the ordinary kind of hooks, many ,sh are. lost aiterthey havefheen hooked, because the pull ofthe angl'er, together -with the effort of the 4fish toI escape, will tear a long slit in its jaw, through which tbehook the'uoften slips, releasing the fish. C

, '.lo prevent this, I attach to the stem or shank of a hook;.A, as shown in the drawings, a hinged bar, B,

actuated by a spring, B', the tendency of which shall be to throw the bar across the opening, between the shank andthe barb-end of the hook.

One end of this bar or lock is permanently hinged to a boss upon the shank in such a manner, .that as `the other slotted end is pushed up bythe spring to near the point of the hook, its further movement shall be cheeked hy a which the bar abuts. L

,To prevent any side movement of the lock after it has closed the hook, its outer end is slotted, en'aP4 bling it to embrace the hoole Y To insure tbeproper operation of the lock, it is projection of the boss against necessary that thepointed barb-end of the hook should be much longer than itis now made, so that the lock can pass the ,Gshs jaw.

-The operation is as follows:

When the pointof the hook has penetrated Athe ,fishs jaw, theY lo'ck will be pushed downward and backward by it. If now, by the struggle of the' fish to get away, or-hy`the pnll of thesherman, aslit he torn in its jew, the o'uter loose end of the lock will Vpass out of the r'nouth of the fish, and at once be thrown up by the spring and close the` hook, thus` making it impossible for the fishr to escape, ,unless its In the modication shown in figs. 2 and 2", the hinged bar is dispensed with, and the spring serves to close the hook, one end o f it in this case being secured to the shank, while its other. end is slotted for the same prpose as the bar, and also provided with an eye to lcatch over the barb of the hook to prevent its vfurther upward movement.r

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, andd'esire to secure/by Letters Patent, is- ,Y lp l A iish-hook, constructed with along barb-end, and

provided with a spring-lock, for retaining a tish after it has been hooked, substantially as shown and described. f

In testimony whereoI have signed vmy name to `thisspeeilicntion, in the presence ot' two, subscribing witnesses.

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